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coming up: the return of brendan rodgers, south to confirm he is back as their new manager four yearsleft the club for leicester. england scores some fast runs but lose that you wrote on an eventful start to the fourth day of the first ashes test at edgbaston. and an emotional us open winner dedicates his victory to his mother. thank you forjoining us. four years and four months after i left the club for leicester, brendan rodgers is back in charge of celtic, taking over from is back in charge of celtic, taking overfrom ange is back in charge of celtic, taking over from ange postecoglou who left for tottenham earlier this month. jane, fair to for tottenham earlier this month. jane, fairto say for tottenham earlier this month. jane, fair to say not all celtic fans will be thrilled with brent and's attorney?— fans will be thrilled with brent and's attorney? lukewarm is the aeneral and's attorney? lukewarm is the general response _ and's attorney? lukewarm is the general response to _ and's attorney? lukewarm is the general response to this. - and's attorney? lukewarm is the general resp

brendan rodgers has been reappointed as manager of celtic, the club he left four years ago to go to leicestericised him at the time for a lack of loyalty. but rodgers, who won seven trophies in his first spell at the club, says he will do all he can to maintain the success that they enjoyed under ange postecoglou before he left for tottenham. chris mclaughlin has this report. he was celtic�*s most successful manager sincejock stein. seven domestic trophies delivered and revered by the fans. but their shock was palpable when he quit midway through the season in 2019. absolutely disgusted. the timing is shocking. devastated. i've just been telling other news out, so obviously but now he's back. in a confirmation statement, he said, when i was given the privilege of being asked to join the club again, it was a very simple decision for me and my family. so, back to the fans. is it a case of forgive and forget? absolutely delighted. glasgow wholeheartedly welcomes him back. all the fans will get behind the celtic manager, i'll have them back with open arms. you know, i've never, never denied that.

prmeiership season with a home game against ross county, which will also mark the beginning of brendan rodgersthe fifth and 6th of august, when rangers start at kilmarnock, having finished runners—up last season. the first old firm derby is on september three. arsenal kick off their women's campaign as they attempt to win one of the 12 places available. the only english winners of this competition, arsenal reach the semifinals last year, but their third—place finish takes them into the qualifying stage, in which glasgow city, cardiff city and shelbourne are drawn together in the first round group. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. justin rose in the gulf is teeing off first. and it is practice ahead off first. and it is practice ahead of the austrian grand prix. there is the latest from the cricket on line. goodbye. welcome to bbc news. i'm nicky schiller. more now on our top story. the prime minster rishi sunak has announced a long term workforce plan for the nhs in england — aiming to deal with chronic staff shortag

elsewhere, brendan rodgers could be on the way back to celtic — the club are in advanced talks with theossible return as manager. no deal has been done at this point and, while celtic have sounded out other potential candidates, rodgers is their priority. the scottish champions are seeking a replacement for ange postecoglou, who joined tottenham hotspur this summer. manchester united have had a £40 million bid for chelsea's mason mount turned down united manager erik ten hag is looking to bolster his attacking options — and will probably make another offer for mount, but they're unlikely to sign england striker harry kane from tottenham for £100 million, because they have to keep an eye on their overall transfer budget this summer. and with the transfer window now open, the switches continue —james milner willjoin brighton on a one—year contract when the midfielder�*s liverpool deal expires at the end ofjune. he won six major honours including the premier league, fa cup and champions league during his eight years at anfield. brighton have had a busy 2a hours, having also completed the c

perhaps a return for brendan rodgers? a cloud thanks to the timing of his departure. david moyes has been mentioned, as has david porter. whoever comes in, they will have a hard act to follow in ange postocoglou. west ham are training in prague for their europa conference league final against fiorentina tomorrow night. it's a chance for a first piece of silverware since the hammers won the fa cup in 1980 and it would be a first european trophy since 1965. our correspondent andy swiss is there for us. welcome to prague. a hybrid you can see the west ham players going through their final training session ahead of tomorrow night was not match. they are training here at sparta prague personal training facility, just a few miles across the city from the fortuna arena where the final is being played tomorrow. the west ham players look pretty relaxed, there has been lot of laughing, lots of energy. they have had a week or so since their final premier league match of the season, so they have had a chance for rest and recuperation

it was the moment that divided his old and no new clubs fans, brendan rodgers admits it was sad to leaveears ago. i certainly don't regret it, but what i do regret was that caused people, which is why i'm here today. cameron norrie has just lost cameron norrie hasjust lost at cameron norrie has just lost at the quarterfinals in queens. also coming up on sportsday... the biggest talent since lebron james — that's notjust because he is seven and a half feet tall. he's the first pick of the nba draught. and changing a rectangle for a diamond as one of baseball's oldest rivalries comes to new territory. we look ahead to the cardinals in the cubs meeting in london. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. it's been a day of heavy scoring at the women's ashes as women democrat england attempt to meet the nmecha australia. so how crucial might sophie eccleston�*s bowling be? jo currie reports. fresh optimism and a chance for fans to see the very best cricketers in the world fighting it out for the ultimate prize. with quick quick if the order of the day, england would need to start with a

brendan rodgers says he understands why some celtic fans felt angry at him leaving the club for leicesterr deal to replace ange postecoglou. rodgers left celtic in 2019 just as the team were going for a treble of trebles and many fans haven't forgotten it. it's natural when i left, that it was a sad moment. and i certainly don't regret it — but what i do regret is the hurt that it caused people. and that's the very reason i'm sat here today. as a celtic supporter, i understood what it meant, and probably even more so when i left. so that was my regret, that i hurt people who were celtic supporters. and it was a big part of coming back. the relationship of guilt here with the players, with the supporters —— the relationships i've built here. and despite what i've probably read at times and what i hear, life is about relationships, and i wouldn't be sat here today if i didn't have the relationship of the guys around the table and the other members of the board. it just wouldn't happen. so i'm clearly ambitious, but i'm ambitious for celtic to be the best that we can be. that's it from me, t

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yes brendan rodgers back to ooino— yes brendan rodgers back to ootiio .— yes brendan rodgers back toly everybody about everybody was very unhappy about that. he's gone back that. and now he's gone back again. for of again. there are far for most of the fans spoken to. the celtic fans i've spoken to. some are like, don't want him back what he to us. back after what he did to us. others are like yeah welcome back open it seems back with open arms. it seems like me to look like a good deal to me to look from the outside. i think he sounds like it's a good bet to get back he's going get him back again. he's going to well. they're to want to do well. they're going to do well. and if going to want to do well. and if he does start doing well, then everybody have again. everybody will have him again. you manager bournemouth? yeah. now, and now, this is andoni iraola and we've spoken about him before because manager. yeah, because he's a manager. yeah, he's of managers he's one of these new managers that everybody to get that everybody wants to get their hands vallecano their hands on. rayo v

brendan rodgers is their priority.rth korea 5ay people who live in north korea say some are starving. the borders have been sealed more than three years but with the help of a south korean news organisation, there have been stories of people living there. we have an exclusive report. escaping north korea is a treacherous game. this is often people's last resort, their means to survive. when the government sealed its border with china at the start of the pandemic, it cut off their only escape route. for months, three people inside the country have risked their lives to tell us about the devastating impact this is having. we're using actors and animations to illustrate their words. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. this is a market trader living near the border, who we're calling yosuke. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there's almost nobody crossing now. authorities are a

brendan rodgers saying yeah, rodgers going back again.looking for. just take the ridiculous. wtat— for. just take the ridiculous. when .women's- for. just take the ridiculous. when .women's game- for. just take the ridiculous. l when .women's game came for. just take the ridiculous. when women's game came on when the women's game came on board, there'd board, i thought, well, there'd be a different approach to analysis. way analysis. and the way they answer press conference. but it's fire officers and it's like fire officers and police whatever they police officers, whatever they must all trained by same must all be trained by the same person. answer the person. they answer exactly the same now the women same way. so now the women players and coaches night answer exactly the same. well, it was. it was a team effort. it was 45 minutes and i mean, i mean, you've got to be happy with the hat trick. well, it's not really about— hat trick. well, it's not really about ms— hat trick. well, it's not really about me. it's— hat trick. well, it's no

the celtic manager brendan rodgers will begin his second spell in charge with a home game against rossmps say a quicker introduction of an independent football regulator may be needed. rugby union's leaders are hoping to have worked out how to reshape the game's global calendar by october. they're trying to find space for a two—tier men's international tournament injuly and november in alternate years. it could mean the six nations loses one of its two rest weekends.england it could mean the six nations loses one of its two rest weekends. coming up at ten o'clock on a big announcement from rishi sunak, some people in the nhs say it may have been somewhat scuppered by the news that a government minister and a man close to borisjohnson, zac goldsmith, environmentalist and animal rights campaigner, not pleased with the government's and environmental and animal rights position has resigned. is that a spokein position has resigned. is that a spoke in rishi sunak's wheel? we will see. a huge announcement today. with what's being described as a historic plan to fill nhs shortages. at the mome

brendan rodgers is set to be named the new celtic manager.oth openers in the space of three balls yesterday. england lead australia by 35 runs. joe root and ollie pope will be at the crease when play gets underway at 11 o'clock. rory mcilroy says he "would go through 100 sundays like this" to get his hands on another major title after falling short at the us open in los angeles. mcilroy was pipped to the trophy by american wyndham clark who won his first major by one shot. england head coach steve borthwick has added fifteen new faces to his england training squad ahead of the rugby world cup in september. the players are all from northampton saints and leicester tigers and include saints back row courtney lawes and england's most capped men's player ben youngs. and red bull's max verstappen says it's incredible to equal ayrton senna's career total of 41 victories — it's his dominant win at the canadian grand prix yesterday. more to come on the partygate fallout. first off, let me tell you what is happening at ten o'clock right here on your r

brendan rodgers has returned as celtic manager four years after leaving to join leicester city.glou, who left for tottenham this month. coaches john kennedy and gavin strachan are staying on to work with rodgers despite reported interest from spurs. andy murray is in action at the queens tournament later. murray, who's won back to back grass—court titles, faces world number 18 alex de minaur. the 36—year—old scot needs to do well this week, if he's to be seeded at wimbledon. we will be hearing from him later in the programme. british number one cameron norrie made a solid start to his queens campaign. norrie saw off miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. but dan evans is out. he was beaten in straight sets by the american sebastian korda 6—a, 7—5. it's the start of royal ascot today with five days of thrilling action ahead. ican i can expect we will see some pretty impressive outfits as well. this is the highlight of british flat racing season, with 35 races scheduled for this years meeting. thousands of guests are expected to attend in their finest attire of course, incl

pedigree, perhaps, but those that worked with him and came up against him were full of praise — brendan rodgerso, to spurs. booing. and the boos around the tottenham hotspur stadium tell the story. a club in disarray, who, in the last few months, got through three managers, failed to qualify for europe, and have a fan base feeling sorry for themselves and feeling anger towards the board. so why would you want this job? i think it�*s a good time to take it. i mean, you know, you don�*t want to be taking over a job from alex ferguson, do you, and walking in at man united and trying to follow him? this is a good time — they�*re struggling, they�*re — you know, seventh or eighth or whatever — eighth or whatever they finished this year. the only way, for me, is up for tottenham and i think he could do the job. but was he tottenham�*s first choice to do it? rumours swirled around julian nagelsmann, mauricio pochettino and arne slot — linked... ..and promptly unlinked. spurs need a manager that will play football, will play attacking football, and play football in the right way. hopefully it looks lik

brendan rodgers, says he understands why some celtic fans, were angry with him leaving the club for leicesteron but he doesn't think that in hindsight that moving to the premier league was the wrong decision. it is natural that when i left it was a sad moment and i certainly don't regret it but what i do regret is the hurt that it caused people and it is the very reason i am here today as a celtic supporter i understood what it meant and probably even more so when i left. it is final royal ascot and frankie is bowing out with a flourish after winning the gold cup on thursday. dettori has once again shown he's still at the top of his game — winning two more races yesterday. he's now 52 and is set to retire at the end of the year, but has now made it an incredible, 81 royal ascot winners. this victory aboard coppice added to one from the first race of the day aboard porta fortuna — as well as that win in the gold cup. he doesn't need to retire, does he? it is still very physical and amazing but not as much of the knox of the jump amazing but not as much of the knox of thejump racing. there is s